betsy coleman and willa brown never get talked about.hey were african-american women who could fly planes and were not given the opportunity. even when caucasian women were allowed to fly, there were so many african-american women who weren't. i didn't get to tell about a lot of their stories. they really represent the unsung heroes of the military. women certainly were, african-american women, all women. i want to make sure i mention them in a big way. brian: deborah sampson isn't her real name. eileen: deborah sampson, she -- you are onto something. when she enlisted in the military, she enlisted under a male moniker. she disguised herself as a man. she went by the name as robert shurtleff. she didn't quite have it down, she failed a few times. then she disguised herself as robert shurtleff and tested whether she can carry out that disguise by going to visit her mother as a male. she knocked on the door. foolhought if she could her mom, she is ready to do it. it worked. she enlisted in the army and served in the revolutionary war. for

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